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BUCKLEY, Thomas Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3716 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen St Sever Cemetery, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3716, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3716, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Thomas Alexander BUCKLEY, (Service Number 3716) Sydney-born, started work at Eveleigh locomotive depot as a call boy in August 1914. In September 1915 he joined the AIF at Holdsworthy.
Embarked from Sydney in December 1915, he proceeded via Egypt to France, where he landed in March 1916. Wounded in action in July, he died of his wounds in hospital on 27 July, aged only 18, and was buried in St Sever Cemetery, Rouen.
A war pension was granted to his widowed mother.
(NAA B2455-3162746)
Submitted 12 May 2023 by John Oakes